Re: [DM-dev] New Release

[stephan b. <st...@s1...>]

On Wednesday 07 December 2005 06:39, Aaron Dalton wrote:
> $ ./configure
> $ make
> # make install
>
> This is personally my first time using autoconf, automake, and
> libtool. Any suggestions or input others with more experience might
> have would be warmly received.

Hi, Aaron!

i'm personally a huge hater of Autotools, but i also firmly believe that=20
whoever is actually maintaining the tree should be the one to decide=20
what tools to use. i personally use "toc" (the other configure):=20
http://toc.sourceforge.net

(Disclaimer: i wrote it! ;)

In short, toc is "a GNU build system targeting only GNU platforms." It's=20
intended to be a replacement for projects which only target (at least=20
at the *build* level) GNU systems. It's MUCH easier to maintain and has=20
many maintenance benefits (IMO) over autotools. However, it won't build=20
anything on, e.g., a 1990's SCO box. It needs GNU versions of the=20
common Unix tools.

:)

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